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What is that colour-changing tubular thing on top of the condos at Yonge and Carlton?
What is that colour-changing tubular thing on top of the condos at Yonge and Carlton?—Ian Topp, Cabbagetown You may not want to...
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If I leave something in a cab, can the driver charge a fare to return it?
If I leave something in a cab, can the driver charge a fare to return it?—Marc Josephson, Brampton The short answer is...
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What are the origins of Avenue Road’s name?
What are the origins of Avenue Road’s name? It’s like a street called Boulevard Road, or Road Street, or, well, you get the...
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There are two vacant bank buildings on Yonge across from the Eaton Centre
There are two vacant bank buildings on Yonge across from the Eaton Centre. They’ve languished in disuse for years. Will they...
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The Portuguese community has two regional street signs: Portugal Village and Rua Açores
How, when and why did it come to pass that the Portuguese community has two regional street signs: Portugal Village and Rua...
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Someone told me that all those liquids and gels discarded at Pearson’s security checkpoints go to charity
Someone told me that all those liquids and gels discarded at Pearson’s security checkpoints go to charity. Is this...
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What’s the meaning of the different-coloured sashes I see judges wearing?
What’s the meaning of the different-coloured sashes I see judges wearing? And why do some lawyers wear robes and others...
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What’s in the boxes that say “For Police Use Only” on the TTC?
What’s in the boxes that say “For Police Use Only” beneath the platform of each station on the TTC?—Andrew Glenny Two...
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What’s the difference between a one-alarm and a four-alarm fire?
What’s the difference between a one-alarm and a four-alarm fire?—Douglas Diarra, St. Lawrence Market A one-alarm call is the...
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Is there really a skeleton-cleaning “bug room” at the ROM?
Is there really a skeleton-cleaning “bug room” at the ROM?—Molly McGregor, Whitby Hands down, the most effi_cient way to...
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What happens to the rubble from such large-scale demolitions as Regent Park?
What happens to the rubble from such large-scale demolitions as Regent Park? —Robin Tully, Yorkville Toronto has a long and...
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I often travel by Via Rail, and it seems like the trains are always running late
I often travel by Via Rail, and it seems like the trains are always running late. Why?—Henry Cullen, Downtown For the...
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Wychwood Park is labelled a private road. What does this mean?
Wychwood Park is labelled a private road. What does this mean? Could I get arrested for driving around? —Sally MacRae, Midtown...
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Are actors on a Toronto stage allowed to puff on a cigarette if the script calls for it?
Are actors on a Toronto stage allowed to puff on a cigarette if the script calls for it?—Mark Mietkiewicz, Thornhill...
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What’s up with all the “Firkin” pubs?
Dear Urban Decoder: What's up with all the "Firkin" pubs?— James Patel, Moore Park A firkin is a unit of Old English...
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Why was I charged $35 extra on my speeding ticket for a Victim Fine Surcharge?
Why was I charged $35 extra on my speeding ticket for a Victim Fine Surcharge?— LIZ VAN HOORN, TRINITY-BELLWOODS Most of the...
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Am I imagining it, or do fire trucks sound different these days?
Am I imagining it, or do fire trucks sound different these days?—BENOÎT MARTEL, WEXFORD Your ears don’t deceive you: fire...
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Is it typical for parking lots to change their rates hourly?
Is it typical for parking lots to change their rates hourly? Is there a limit to what they can charge? —Lisa Carter, Oakville...
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I’ve tried everything to dissuade raccoons from attacking my green bins
I’ve tried everything to dissuade raccoons from attacking my green bins—to no avail. Any suggestions? —Nigel Howard, Seaton...
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Why is the wind turbine at Exhibition Place sometimes turned off?
Why is the wind turbine at Exhibition Place sometimes turned off, even on the windiest days?—Stephen Straker, Leslieville...
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I heard there’s a ship buried beneath the Gardiner
I heard there's a ship buried beneath the Gardiner. Is it true?—Gwendolyn Gao, The Annex By all accounts, yes. The Knapp Roller...
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When the prime minister comes to Toronto, where does he stay?
When the prime minister comes to Toronto, where does he stay? —Terrence Mars, Forest Hill Don’t ask the PMO: they’re so...
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It seems as if the northeast corner of Yonge and Dundas has been under construction forever
It seems as if the northeast corner of Yonge and Dundas has been under construction forever. What’s the deal?—Jennifer...
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Why does the Idomo guy have such a long beard?
Why does the Idomo guy have such a long beard?—Alana Shin, Port Credit People sometimes think it’s because he’s a ZZ Top...
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
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Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
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From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
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Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
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These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
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Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
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Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
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Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
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The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
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My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
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Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
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Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
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City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
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This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
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293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
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Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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